Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects

The Japanese Government offers small scale grants for development projects in order to meet the diverse needs of the vulnerable communities and people. "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” supports projects proposed by various organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and municipalities. The goal of GGP is to improve the livelihood of socially and economically vulnerable people.

The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Program (GGP) was established to assist NGOs and local public authorities to implement small-scale projects directly benefiting the people at grassroots level as well as contributing to the socio-economic development. In Lebanon, 322 GGP projects have been supported by various organizations since 1996, that has so far amounted to more than 32 million U.S. dollars.

Every year, we receive more than 160 applications, and the awarded projects up to 2023 are listed as below. 

 

The grant amount per project does not exceed 20 million JPY (roughly up to $133,333).

N.B. Demining projects have a different funding scheme, which goes beyond the maximum amount of the GGP grant (approximately up to $266,666). 

The exact amount of the funding in US dollars varies depending on the exchange rate from yen to US dollars in each fiscal year. The final budget ceiling will be announced to shortlisted applicants after application submission.